Castleway Primary School
Castleway North, Wirral, CH46 1RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Mycroft-Armer
- Federation
- Castleway Family of Schools
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 105002
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516772953
About this school
Castleway Primary School is a community primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 177 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castleway Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 32% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 68% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 58% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 42% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Castleway Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 32% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 123 |
| 2023/24 | 138 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castleway Primary School compares
Castleway Primary School ranked 70th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 7.9% | 56.7% | 177 | — |
| Leasowe Primary School | 53% | 10.3% | 66.5% | 179 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School | 41% | 6.2% | 53.4% | 179 | 0.5 miles |
| Eastway Primary School | 21% | 6.1% | 55.1% | 256 | 0.8 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 56% | 6.1% | 26.2% | 273 | 0.8 miles |
| Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 27% | 6.9% | 68.4% | 404 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.71%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leasowe Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Eastway Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Prenton
Other schools in Wirral
Castleway Primary School ranks 44th of the 47 ranked primary schools in Wirral.
- Barnston Primary School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Infant School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Junior School Primary
- Brackenwood Infant School Primary
- Brackenwood Junior School Primary
- Brookdale Primary School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Cathcart Street Primary School Primary
- Chapelhill Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
- Church Drive Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Woodslee Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Castleway Primary School teach?
- Castleway Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Castleway Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castleway Primary School is Mr Stuart Mycroft-Armer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castleway Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castleway Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Castleway Primary School?
- Castleway Primary School has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Castleway Primary School full?
- Castleway Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 177 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Castleway Primary School a faith school?
- No. Castleway Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castleway Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Castleway Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Castleway Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Castleway Primary School is part of the Castleway Family of Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Castleway Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castleway Primary School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Castleway Primary School ranked 70th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castleway Primary School's absence rate?
- Castleway Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castleway Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castleway Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.